Coffee-pot.



PATENTBD JAN. 2, 1906.

M. M. DE GRODY.

COFFEE POT.

, APPLICATION FILED MA.R.27. 1905.

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MARTIN M. DE GRODY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

' COFFEE-POT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906,

Application filed March 2'7, 1905. Serial No. 252,118.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN M. DE GRODY, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Coffee-Pots; and I declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in coffee-pots, shown in theaccompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the coffee-pot. Fig. 2is a vertical central section through the upper portion of the same.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby all the flavor orstrength of the coffee used can be extracted, thereby effecting a savingin the amount of coffee usually employed to supply the demands of agiven number of persons.

Referring to the letters of reference shown on the drawings, Arepresents the body or lower section of the coffee-pot, which is ofordinary form.

B is the upper section, partially sleeved within and resting on thelower section and provided with a suitable handle B.

C is the cover, provided with a funnel C.

D is the crank-shaft, journaled in the neck of the funnel, which isclosed at the bottom, and in the depending bearing cl, soldered to thecover 0.

D represents a series of blades secured to the crank-shaft, which arepreferably inclined at an angle and perforated.

E is a screen located directly below the blades and secured to the wallsof the upper section B.

As shown in the drawings, the neck of the funnel is provided with aseries of erforations 0, or a fine screen may be emp oyed, if

desired, the object of which will hereinafter be explained The operationof my invention is 'as follows: The upper section B is placed inposition on the coffee-pot A and the cover removed for the reception ofthe ground coffee. The cover, with the stirring-blades attached, is thenplaced in position and boiling water is slowly poured into the funnel,the crank being occasionally rotated to insure the water coming incontact with all of the ground coffeeberries. This agitation of the masswhile the hot water is being poured upon it secures the extraction ofall the juice contained in the coffee-berry. As it is desirable to pourthe water slowly upon the ground coffee, I have provided the funnel withsmall perforations, making it necessary to deliver only a small quantityof water at a time into the funnel. The boiling water at once extractsthe juice from the coffee-berries, and the fluid is delivered into thelower section A of the coffeepot through the screen 'E. By thusconstantly agitating the mass of ground coffee while the boiling wateris poured upon it I am enabled to secure all or practically all thejuices contained in the coffee, thereby effecting a great saving in thequantity heretofore required to supply the demands of a given number ofeople.

Having tl us described my invention, what I claim is In a coffee-pot, anup er removable section, a screen located wit 'n and adjacent to itslower edge, a removable cover provided with a funnel having a pluralityof contracted openings discharging into said upper section, andstirring-blades located within said upper section and supported fromsaid removable cover, said stirring-blades operated by a suitablecrank-arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

MARTIN M. DE GRODY. Witnesses:

JAMEs E. BAKER, HENRY WEBSTER.

